Tag: abuser’s allies

A Common Tactic of Abusers is to Try to Alienate the Victim’s Allies

Jeff Crippen50 Comments

I understand that you are giving _______ counsel and I want to talk to you. I have received that kind of message many times over the past few years. A message on our church answering machine. An email. A note. I never answer these messages because I know what they are about. They are attempts… Continue reading A Common Tactic of Abusers is to Try to Alienate the Victim’s Allies

We must be done with Harlequin or Mills & Boon romance notions of love

Jeff Crippen24 Comments

I (Jeff) have never read a romance novel, but I have watched a few movies of that genre — the Jane Austen type I suppose. Austen's novels are way better than the pulp romance novels because she exposes more than one wicked character: she depicts how people can get duped by the wicked, and how… Continue reading We must be done with Harlequin or Mills & Boon romance notions of love